FDA Expanded Approval of Gene Therapy for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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On Jun. 20, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), a gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) for ambulatory and non-ambulatory individuals 4 years of age and older with DMD with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene. 

Elevidys was previously approved under accelerated approval for ambulatory individuals 4 through 5 years of age with DMD with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene.

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